A Comparative Study on the Effects of Dried Carica Papaya (Papaya) Leaves as Mulch for Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato)
A Comparative Study on The Effects of DriedCarica papaya (Papaya) Leaves as Mulch for Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato)
ABSTRACT
Mulching in agricultural provides a safe yet equally profitable method of enriching and fertilizing the soil planted with crops. Most often-used mulches are of organic composition, such as dry leaves and barks. These organic mulches pose no or little damage to the soil and crops.
This study deals with the effectiveness of dried papaya leaves as organic mulch for tomato. This study further aims to evaluate the results and compare it to the synthetic fertilizers. Picking the leaves of the papaya and some tomatoes did the preparation of the product. The main focus of the study is to produce organic mulch from natural materials in our country. It was concluded that papaya mulch significantly promoted height increase of tomato plants and inhibited the growth of weeds.
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In our modern civilization, farmers are using chemical products such as fertilizers and pesticides to make our agriculture more productive. Fertilizers are chemical compounds applied to the soil to promote plant growth. Herbicides and pesticides are chemicals that are sprayed to the weeds and crops to prevent the growth of weeds and occurrence of pests. However, these products are very expensive, causing disease to an individual, may bring unnecessary things that may destroy the environment.
To give solutions to these problems, researchers are trying to find out some alternative ways which are safe to an individual’s health, cheap and effective in promoting plant growth without affecting the environment. Mulching is one way to ease these problems. It is a method in which a layer of material is placed on the soil surface around the plant. In agriculture, it has proven to enrich the soil, help to provide better growing crops, prevent the growth of weeds and minimize pest infestation.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Some
ABSTRACT
Mulching in agricultural provides a safe yet equally profitable method of enriching and fertilizing the soil planted with crops. Most often-used mulches are of organic composition, such as dry leaves and barks. These organic mulches pose no or little damage to the soil and crops.
This study deals with the effectiveness of dried papaya leaves as organic mulch for tomato. This study further aims to evaluate the results and compare it to the synthetic fertilizers. Picking the leaves of the papaya and some tomatoes did the preparation of the product. The main focus of the study is to produce organic mulch from natural materials in our country. It was concluded that papaya mulch significantly promoted height increase of tomato plants and inhibited the growth of weeds.
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In our modern civilization, farmers are using chemical products such as fertilizers and pesticides to make our agriculture more productive. Fertilizers are chemical compounds applied to the soil to promote plant growth. Herbicides and pesticides are chemicals that are sprayed to the weeds and crops to prevent the growth of weeds and occurrence of pests. However, these products are very expensive, causing disease to an individual, may bring unnecessary things that may destroy the environment.
To give solutions to these problems, researchers are trying to find out some alternative ways which are safe to an individual’s health, cheap and effective in promoting plant growth without affecting the environment. Mulching is one way to ease these problems. It is a method in which a layer of material is placed on the soil surface around the plant. In agriculture, it has proven to enrich the soil, help to provide better growing crops, prevent the growth of weeds and minimize pest infestation.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Some
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